Bring One for the Chipper Expands To Collect Clothes, Cooking Oil

Sandy Springs residents will soon be able to recycle their Christmas trees as well as donate old clothing to help out others in need.

Keep Sandy Springs Beautiful’s annual Christmas tree recycling event, Bring One for the Chipper, has been a holiday tradition throughout the state for more than 20 years. This year, the initiative will expand to include an opportunity for residents to donate clothes to American Kidney Services and recycle cooking oil into biodiesel.

Drop-off day is Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015 at The Home Depot at 6400 Peachtree Dunwoody Road and the Sandy Springs Recycling Center at 470 Morgan Falls Road. Drop-off hours are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Residents are advised to remove decorations and lights before dropping off trees. The mulch from the trees will be used for playgrounds, public beautification projects, wildlife habitat and homeowner landscaping projects.

Mulch is available free to the public upon request by contacting Davey Tree at 770-451-7911. For more information, contact Keep Sandy Springs Beautiful at 770-551-7766 or info@knfb.org.